Audio Recordings
As part of its Voices project, the BBC has made more than 1,000 recordings of the way people speak across the UK - including several samples from Mid Wales. You'll find details of local areas featured below and clicking on 'more' will take you directly to the audio clips on the main BBC Voices website. Use the back button to return to this section.
Builth Wells
A farming family from Builth Wells talk about how sheepdogs often bear the brunt of angry farmers when it comes to four-letter words. More... Newtown
Welsh Development Agency workers talk about the dying Montgomeryshire accent. More... Penybontfawr
Choir members in Penybontfawr talk about farming tradition and the language of the land. More... Tregaron
Tregaron friends, a lay preacher and neighbours talk about the problems in making themselves understood - even here in Wales. More...
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have your say
Is there a particular accent or dialect in your part of Mid Wales? Do you know of any unusual phrases or words which are only heard in your area? Join the debate about the way we speak and Have Your Say.
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